Category: Biz Tech

Most conversations in edtech—and higher-education reform more broadly—begin and end with the classroom. And not without good reason. Teaching is a primary function of the university, especially at community colleges. However, what gets lost in teaching-centric conversations is another important, and arguably complementary, end—research. While skeptical readers can cherry-pick abstruse research projects, university knowledge production benefits plenty of folks who never attend college. Some of the most noteworthy scientific, medical, and cultural breakthroughs in recent memory incubated in university libraries and

Toshiba on Friday announced that it's spinning off part of its flash memory business and will sell a stake in the new business to offset major cost overruns from its US nuclear business.Toshiba plans to split

The massively popular action game Dark Souls III released an announcement trailer of its latest downloadable content, The Ringed City, coming this spring. True to its character, the trailer promises to bring more gratifying action gameplay and epic story experience that will make players answer the call of battle once more. Developed by Japanese studio From Software and published by Bandai Namco, the latest -- and final -- chapter in the saga will hit online shelves on March 28. The DLC will be available

Modern cars have more lines of code than the Space Shuttle and can boast wireless connectivity that's on par with the latest smartphones. But they're not quite computers on wheels since even new cars lag older computers in their ability to be updated and kept secure from hacking. Near-instant obsolescence and cyber security are two major pain points for auto makers (and consumers). New vehicles are also designed years in advance, so your brand-new 2017 car is about as contemporary tech-wise

Like the OnePlus 3, the OnePlus 3T supports Dash charge which enhances the charging capabilities of the handset. Now a YouTube video pits the charging capabilities of the OnePlus 3T against the Google Pixel XL to reveal to consumers, which of the two Android-powered smartphones is equipped with faster charging support. The folks at OnePlus have pitted the OnePlus 3T's Dash charge against the USB-C Power Delivery of Google Pixel XL. The one and a half minute long video entitled "OnePlus 3T -

Credit: Michael Vadon Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Now that President Trump is in the White House, there are some breathless stories going around about the technology his administration is adopting. When Barack Obama came

Cyber security helped elect Donald Trump. During the presidential campaign, hackers cracked open all of the Democrats' secrets and splayed them out for everyone to see, while Hillary Clinton was raked over the coals for using an insecure server for her own personal email. Republicans' communications, meanwhile, stayed out of the public eye. But success can breed hubris, and there are some worrying trends in the first few days of the Trump administration. Nobody hacked Trump, but he's acting like nobody

The world is still "grossly underprepared" for infectious disease outbreaks, which are likely to occur more frequently in the following decades, according to an international team of experts. The reviewed reports on recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa showed that being better prepared and responding in a more coordinated manner could have prevented 11,000 deaths due to Ebola. In August 2014, the WHO declared the Ebola outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). In spite of the international efforts, the situation

Buying cycles are already very long in the IT industry. With the rise of fake news and general mistrust in corporate media content of all kinds -- those buying cycles will get longer. And

The Moto Z Play is apparently getting a software treat in Europe, as the Android 7.0 Nougat update has started rolling out. Previous rumors indicated as much, with reports from earlier this month claiming that the Moto Z Play would get a taste of Nougat in late January. It now looks like those reports were spot on and as we're approaching the end of the month, the update has been spotted in Spain and Portugal. Other countries in Europe are expected to get

(Image: CBSNews.com) With the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) having been dumped by new United States President Donald Trump on his first week in office, the question remains as to whether the remaining signatories will attempt to push

The Doomsday Clock, an imaginary timepiece representing humanity's proximity to apocalyptic destruction, has been reset to show that mankind is now just two and a half minutes away from doomsday. Humanity Moves 30 Seconds Closer To Global Catastrophe On Thursday, Jan. 26, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the group of scientists that maintain the Doomsday Clock, moved the clock's minute hand 30 seconds closer to midnight, the hour that symbolizes global catastrophe. The decision to move the hands of the clock is

Facebook says it has worked with Firefox and Chrome engineers on tweaks to their browsers that should make web pages download "dramatically" faster. Over the past two years Facebook has been working with the Chrome and

Hold on to your controllers, Agents; Tom Clancy's The Division game is set to release the massive Update 1.6 together with new expansion, "Last Stand." The update contains many features that will make surviving in the game's post-apocalyptic New York City even more challenging. The 1.6 patch will be free-to-play on all platforms: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. According to game developer Ubisoft, Update 1.6 will be "available on the Public Test Server that's coming soon". The company wants the gamers'

IBM said it is offering support for Google's open source machine learning technology TensorFlow with its PowerAI software.

As the government leans more toward deregulation under the Donald Trump administration, AT&T seems poised to close a Time Warner takeover deal. Democrats in the U.S. Senate, however, could still prove to be its undoing. Benefit To The Public Recently, 13 of them led by senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders declared that AT&T must issue a public interest statement by Feb. 17. This has to be submitted to the Senate and should detail how it plans to ensure that the deal

WhatsApp provides end-to-end encryption, preventing eavesdroppers from reading messages. (Image: file photo)Americans "remain divided" on whether the government should be able to access their private encrypted messages, according to new research.Pew Research found in its latest

Some T-Mobile employees are claiming that the company encourages a predatory work culture with bill cramming and other fraudulent practices that take advantage of customers. Former and current T-Mobile workers have reached out to BGR to detail worrisome practices within the company. According to the employees, T-Mobile customers are getting more than they bargained for - and not in a good way. Back in December, a labor advocacy group published an alarming report [PDF] accusing T-Mobile of aggressive upselling, misleading customers and engaging

EBay on Wednesday posted fourth quarter financial results that met market expectations, thanks to a solid holiday season and strong growth in StubHub revenues. The e-commerce company reported non-GAAP earnings of 54 cents a share

Martin Shkreli, a former CEO who became infamous in 2015 for hiking the price of niche drug Daraprim by over 5,000 percent, has become the poster child for greed in the pharmaceutical industry. But he’s not having any of it, firing back at the very industry and singling out other alleged offenders. He recently launched a new website called “Pharma Skeletons,” which details cases of big pharma firms making staggering price hikes. He cites major drug manufacturers such as Allergan, AbbVie, Novo

China is progressing well and stands on the same starting point as other economic powers in the quantum computing arena, but local organisations still fall behind their western counterparts in research experience.China in recent years had

Western Digital reported a better-than-expected fiscal second quarter amid strong enterprise and solid state demand. The company reported second quarter earnings of $235 million, or 80 cents a share, on revenue of $4.9 billion. Non-GAAP earnings

Nintendo's NES Classic Edition quickly became one of the most wanted devices in the video game industry when it was launched in November 2016. However, Nintendo was unable to keep up with the demand for the product, causing a very frustrating supply shortage for the NES Classic Edition that lasted well through the holiday shopping season. Fortunately for customers still interested in the retro gaming console, stocks of the NES Classic Edition have started trickling into various retailers, with GameStop as the latest to

The growth in computing power and battery life for phones and tablets has left traditional PCs and desktops searching for an identity. This has forced manufacturers to reexamine the form, functionality, and purpose of PCs overall and desktops in particular. If a tablet can do what once required the power of larger systems, do desktops even have a place in the market? PC sales continue to decline, so perhaps a natural conclusion is to write off the whole category. Instead, manufacturers

Dell is expanding its education options and now it's offering more choices: its latest education laptops can now run either Windows 10 or Chrome OS. This week brought a number of affordable laptops and hybrids specifically designed for classroom use and a number of offers from both Google and Microsoft hold great potential. Dell is not playing favorites and its new education laptops are ready to go both ways, depending on users' preferred choice of OS. Dell Education Laptops The new line of education

User experience (UX) -- once an afterthought to technology implementations, and a lonely outpost of pursuit in the tech food chain -- is suddenly red hot. More corporate attention, money and resources are flowing to

Live-streaming video is going to lead to something much worse if we don't get rid of it now.

Constructing a building involves many geometrical shapes and patterns. In the absence of a proper mathematical calculation it is near impossible for anyone to build an architectural complex. However, the latest discovery may question the above statement. While studying the mysterious Sun Temple, researchers came across a few constructions that create equilateral triangles, 45-degree right triangles. The Golden rectangle which also happened to be quite popular with architects in ancient Greece and Egypt are often utilized in Western art because of its

No, Mark Zuckerberg is not running for president. This came straight from the horse's mouth after days of media speculation about the Facebook mogul's political ambition. In a statement sent to BuzzFeed, Zuckerberg stated that he is focused on building the Facebook community and working on the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Note how the word "never" was not mentioned at all, providing him wiggle room in case he needs to flip flop on this pronouncement in the future. Mark Zuckerberg's Political Moves This issue

On Monday, the Australian government announced that it was establishing a new Critical Infrastructure Centre (CIC), dedicated to managing the "complex and evolving national security risks" to the nation's critical infrastructure.The CIC's initial focus will be

Aside from the LG Watch Sport and Watch Style, the Huawei Watch 2 is another wearable running Android Wear 2.0 that's expected to launch soon, and it might be unwrapped at the 2017 Mobile World Congress. What's interesting about the Chinese company's offering is that there's reportedly going to be at least one version that supports cellular connectivity. Getting Into The Specifics: Huawei Watch 2 Specs And Design Details So Far To start things off, the info surrounding the Huawei Watch 2 comes

Cisco said it will acquire AppDynamics, which monitors application performance and business metrics, in a deal valued at $3.7 billion. The purchase gives Cisco more software heft and broadens its reach in analytics.AppDynamics was planning to